Current's The Pub Podcast
1) As we sign off, lessons from someone who's been there
What do you do when the show you are hosting comes to an end? To find out, I talked this week with Lauren Ober, the former host of WAMU’s The Big Listen. The Washington, D.C., station announced in Mar...Show More
2) How states are doling out dollars for public media
Ever wonder how much your state spends on public media? Do you know how much it spends per resident? And where does that money go? Current has got you covered with a new, comprehensive guide to state ...Show More
3) New WFAE podcast focuses on survivor of sexual assault
When Sarah Delia at WFAE in Charlotte, N.C., got the idea for what would become the new investigative podcast "She Says," she wasn’t sure what form the project would take, or even whether the person a...Show More
4) Balancing daily news demands with the pursuit of in-depth storytelling
Podcasts are a nearly perfect vehicle for narrative storytelling. The episodic nature, the way each chapter is delivered to the listener’s personal device, the inherent intimacy of audio, advertisers’...Show More
5) Stations show off humor, baking skills in Public Radio Cake Week
If you work in public radio, you might just be on a sugar detox right now. And no, that’s not a comment on the stereotypically healthy diets of public media staffers. Public radio folks across the cou...Show More
6) How pubcasters are teaming up to address Pennsylvania's opioid crisis
If a major issue is affecting your community, chances are its impact reaches beyond your town line. That’s especially true of the opioid epidemic in Pennsylvania, where the drug overdose rate is more ...Show More
7) Classical station KMFA's musical 50th-birthday gift to itself
What are public media’s classical stations doing to innovate? For one station, the answer involves a throwback to an earlier broadcasting era. Back in the day, radio and TV stations all had jingles. B...Show More
8) What's next for WNYC?
It was only a matter of time before public media had its own #MeToo moment. And it’s had more than one over the past six months, with hosts and senior leaders changing roles or no longer in their jobs...Show More
9) Accuracy matters more than ever — so check your facts
You’ve done your interviews, written your script and filed your story. But did you do one last fact-check? No longer just for magazines or long-form projects, some public media newsrooms have begun to...Show More
10) How new hosts hold onto audiences while being themselves
So your favorite podcast has a new host! Do you keep listening? We certainly hope so. I’m Annie Russell, the new host of The Pub. I’m an editor at WBEZ and a stand-up comedian. As I navigate this new ...Show More